Month: September 2010

*Finally* after weeks, maybe even months… the HTC Desire is available from Telus! I put my order in today! 😀 Looking forward to getting my first phone with a data plan. Should be lots of fun. I know B. loves her iPhone.

It has been a busy week. Last night I had a massage. Thank gawd too… I did *something* to my shoulder blade… a slight pull or strain and it been made for some discomfort. I wasn’t sure if massage would be a good idea… but she seems to have made it better.

Tonight I went to the optometrist. It has been ages since my eyes were checked. Not surprisingly they have gotten a little worse. So you’ll see me sporting new frames shortly.

Tomorrow we are watching the nephews overnight. Hopefully they didn’t have a sugar diet this week…

B. is plugging all our financial data into a spreadsheet. I think it will become an invaluable resource over time. Anyway… I’m zonked.

It was a busy weekend indeed. Friday night I ventured to Maple to play some pool with KK. Well, that was the plan anyway… we played for about 2hrs and only completed 3-4 games with a standard win. It was ugly, all sorts of technical losses. I think we need to play every two weeks. Mediocre gameplay continued into Saturday. We drove down to Niagara to go golfing with my parents. I used to golf a lot with my Dad maybe a decade ago…I have not played in ages, and it showed. I had a ridiculous (but consistent :P) slice that shot the ball off almost at 90 degrees. It was pretty frustrating, ten years ago there would have been broken golf clubs. Now, instead, I just tried to enjoy the day for what it was and who I was with. Sadly my camera died and I wasn’t able to get the photos I wanted of the day… I don’t golf often, and even less so do I have the chance to do so with my parents. My Dad is a solid player, he was consistently straight… I think he beat me by 10 strokes at least. I think if I was remotely consistent (which I wasn’t, which is the point of golf IMHO) I could give him a run for his money… but I don’t see that happening anytime soon. Heh. My mother was also shot straight but without the power. B. walked with us and took a few strokes here and there (since I clearly wasn’t making any). I think she enjoyed it. We may try to play again sometime. After golf we met up with Captain and his family for dinner in downtown St.Catharines at Carlos Cantina. The Grape & Wine Festival was going on in St.Catharines so there were drunken revelers everywhere. We started dinner with Jalapeno Cheddar soup, which I thought was awesome. I polished off my Chicken burrito quickly, I was hunnngry! After dinner we drove over the Avondale Dairy bar for dessert. I always enjoy going there, they have a massive variety of curious ice creams. It was a great visit with Captain and family… his newborn daughter joined us for the evening. She was chill most of the evening. We’ll see Captain and family again in a few weeks at our buddy’s *gasp* 40th birthday. WAHHH JOE.

Sunday was primarily a lazy day. Laundry, some housework, gaming, TV… We did get off our asses for a walk up ‘Bolton hill’ to get a few groceries at Zehrs. That is a surprisingly exhausting walk. B. spent some of the morning working out our finances. The numbers don’t lie… we need to be a little more responsible with how we are spending our money. This will be a busy week… I think one of has something going on every weeknight this week, dentist, physio, stained glass, yoga etc.. Ugh.

I guess I’ve been a negligent blogger. *whistles* Not a whole lot going on at the moment. I’ve been working on completing a web site in my off hours. The rest of the time I’m at work, gaming or sleeping. You can tell the seasons have changed. I haven’t BBQed in a week and the dishwasher is full of bowls instead of plates.

The HTC Desire @ telus is still not in. *grr*

There was quite a storm in the area two nights ago. On my drive into work down HWY 50 all the traffic lights in Bolton were out. Cops were directing the massive backlog of cars through the dead lights. It was a little apocalyptic. The dog is finally in season so DP dog is housebound for a few weeks. Ho-hum. We have been scoping out new glasses frames. It is curious what just ‘works’ and what doesn’t. It seems like each face has a type of frame that suits. I was interested in a dark Harley Davidson frame with skulls on it but alas… they were too tight on my big head. The plans for the weekend have us going down to Niagara on Saturday to see my parents and Captain’s family.

After a few weeks of driving the Subaru – I’m very happy with how it drives. It is very confident and nimble. The mileage is a little high however and it is adding up with my long commute. B. and I are swapping cars a few times during the week. I think it is good to try and balance the KM between the two cars.

The new TV season is upon us. I don’t think we have watched anything so far that is a stand-out. Hockey pre-season is on! I’ve watched the Leafs win one and lose one. *shrug* I don’t really care… just nice to have hockey back on. Sabres play Saturday.

the highly desirable desire.
I fixed my twitter feed. Well more accurately, I made it so it was accessible… Locking the profile made it inaccessible to the script, even with the password. *shrug* Somehow I killed my online banking info and had to reset it again. PCF is pretty quick to lock internet accounts. *eyeroll* I suppose this is for my benefit.

Sweet jesus Telus! Get the HTC Desire in stock. I’ve read the reviews, compared phones and was ready to buy it then… temporarily out of stock showed up on the phone. Is over a month temporary? I don’t think so… At least put a time when you expect it will be in stock.

It is getting cold. I’m feeling pretty confident about retiring my shorts and sandals for a season.

Hopefully the last time there is a Devil inside.
We are enjoying the new car. I think we are a little hyper sensitive to hearing any odd sound while driving. Is that the car??Did you hear that? We did have a little issue with the Engine Light coming on with the Cruise light flashing. As with most new cars they are really sensitive to the gas pressure, the Subaru Impreza 2.5i is no exception. If the gas cap isn’t on tight, engine chaos ensues. And it did. The solution (to save a trip to the mechanic – some charge to diagnose this…) is to remove the positive lead on the battery for about 2m, put it back on, and the computer error should be cleared. You’ll lose your radio presets however. Our dealer said be sure it clicks 3-4 times to ensure it is on tightly. Thanks to Steveo and B. for saving me a trip into Brampton.

Last night we ventured over to Aurora to their Ribfest. We went with B.’s brother in law and our oldest nephew. Let the games begin! There were five different rib choices. The line ups for three of them were very long, we decided to conduct our own taster’s test and got ribs from Camp 31, Boss Hogs BBQ and Uncles Sam’s. I was surprised at how different the ribs were from BBQ to BBQ. They all had good sauces but Camp 31’s meat fell off the bone and was very tender. The others were tougher and possibly even undercooked. So, for us, Camp 31 was Ribfest king! We also enjoyed a blooming onion and chips which B. waited in line for for what seemed like an eternity. The venue was well run, garbage cleaned up quickly, amenities were available… my only improvement would be more picnic tables for people to eat at. We had to table stalk for 20m before we sat down. Overall an evening of great eating.

Ahh, lovely Ontario from 40C to 15C in a week. I’m not sure if we’ll get another heat wave or not. So it looks like time to put the shorts away and get back to pants and fleece, which is fine because I stocked up on fleece during the summer. The ‘long’ weekend has looked pretty gray, lots of on and off rain. Bah.

It has been a lazy weekend. Saturday JP and my sister came down. We grabbed a bite at Caruso’s (mmm Meatza) then ventured over to Ikea near Vaughn Mills. It is always fun to walk around Ikea if you haven’t been there for awhile. Ultimately though, I think we have outgrown Ikea. We looked at some living room chairs and shelving but the quality is ho-hum even if the price is right. I think spending a little more for ‘better woods’ and craftsmanship is money well spent.

We spent most of yesterday with Kev and Suz. it’s been awhile since we last saw them. They are easy guests to have. We both needed groceries so we started the day going to Zehrs. After we stocked up on food we went for a walk in Albion Hills, even though Kev hates walking. But don’t you walk when you hunt? *smirk* We (well Kev) decided on Kelsey’s for dinner. It was average restaurant fare, I prefer Jack Astor’s if we going to that type of restaurant, but we don’t have on here in Bolton. Suz wasn’t feeling well after dinner so they left right after dinner.

Sunday has been laundry and gaming. I might do some work on a website I’m working on in the evening.

The twitter feed isn’t working. Twitter have changed their authentication protocol so I have to figure out how to recode it so it works.